24V winch on 12V truck

[98G]

I have 24V series 12 WARN winches and am tempted to mount one on my civvy dodge 3500. The (cummins diesel) truck has 2 batteries so it seems that this should be a relatively trivial exercise. My worries are that I'd send 24v through the rest of the electrical system and fry things. I don't have enough knowledge or experience to experiment with my truck, but it sure seems like I could wire up a 24v circuit just to the winch, leaving everything else alone. Ideas?

Thanks

 

[NDT]

Sorry, the batteries have to be connected in series to make 24 volts, and parallel for 12 volts. They can't be connected both ways at the same time.

 

[gimpyrobb]

Well, they can but it would have to be setup like in a cucv. I wonder if you could find a dc-dc converter to step up the voltage. Then again, to run a winch, you will not find one big enough.

Your best bet is to sell the winch and buy a 12v one.

 

[painter paul]

Pm me to sell yours and buy a easily obtainable 12 volt winch. I need a 24 volt one. Thanks, Paul

 

[98G]

You guys are confirming what I already suspected. I guess I could connect series and parallel and only have one ckt complete at a time, but that seems excessively complex and a lot of trouble to go to, with a high potential to screw something up.

Thanks for the info.

Paul you have PM

 

[Suprman]

You may be able to buy a 12v replacement motor for the winch

 

[patracy]

You may be able to buy a 12v replacement motor for the winch

The control/solenoid pack will also need to be replaced. It's more cost effective to swap the entire winch.